Search Results: keywords:"animal welfare act"

  • S. 5072 — To amend the Animal Welfare Act to establish additional requirements for dealers, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,424

    S. 5072, known as the "Puppy Protection Act of 2024," proposes amendments to the Animal Welfare Act to add new rules for animal dealers, particularly focusing on the humane treatment of dogs. The bill requires that dealers provide specific living conditions, like solid...

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    The Puppy Protection Act of 2024 is a new set of rules that aims to make sure dog breeders take good care of their dogs by giving them nice homes, healthy food, playtime, and check-ups at the vet. It's like making a promise that dogs will be happy and healthy while living with breeders.

  • H. R. 7145 — To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:990

    H.R. 7145, known as the "Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act of 2024" or the "SWIMS Act of 2024," proposes amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act. The bill seeks to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain...

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    The SWIMS Act of 2024 is a rule that wants to stop people from keeping big sea animals like orcas and beluga whales in tanks just for people to watch. It says these animals are happier and healthier when they live in the ocean.

  • H. R. 7670 — To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the captivity of mink, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:445

    H. R. 7670 seeks to amend the Animal Welfare Act by banning the captivity of American mink for fur production in the United States. The bill makes it illegal to transport, sell, or own domestically raised mink and any products from them unless certain exceptions from the...

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    H. R. 7670 is a plan to stop keeping minks in cages for their fur in the U.S. They want to buy the places that have these minks, but there are many questions about how the money will be handled and what happens to the minks once their homes are bought.

  • S. 4033 — To amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen enforcement with respect to violations of that Act, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:4,583

    S. 4033, also known as “Goldie’s Act of 2024,” seeks to amend the Animal Welfare Act with a focus on stricter enforcement against violations. It introduces clearer definitions of violations and enhances cooperation with state law enforcement by requiring timely notifications...

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    Goldie’s Act of 2024 is about making sure people who hurt animals get in trouble and improving how the government checks on these animals to keep them safe. It also wants to make everybody know who breaks the rules by putting the information online, kind of like a report card for people who are mean to animals.

  • H. R. 9571 — To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:422

    H.R. 9571, also known as the "Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act" or the "CARE Act", seeks to amend the Animal Welfare Act to include certain cold-blooded species, such as reptiles, amphibians, and fish, under the definition of "animal." This change ensures these...

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    The "CARE Act" is a new rule that says cold-blooded creatures like lizards, frogs, and fish should be treated nicely, just like warm-blooded animals, when scientists study them or when they are shown in exhibits. But it doesn't cover all animals, like some pets used for research or farm animals like cows and chickens.

  • S. 3694 — To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:871

    The bill S. 3694, known as the "Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act of 2024" or "SWIMS Act of 2024," aims to amend existing U.S. laws to safeguard certain marine mammals like orcas, beluga whales, false killer whales, and pilot whales. It proposes prohibiting the...

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    The SWIMS Act of 2024 is like a big rule that says people can't collect, trade, or breed certain big ocean animals like whales to show them off, because it's not good for them. It wants to make sure the whales are happier by either letting them go back to the wild or moving them to a special place where they can live more like they do in the ocean.

  • H. R. 7999 — To direct the Secretary of the Interior to encourage and incentivize rescue, rehabilitation, and appropriate reintroduction of threatened and endangered animals by establishing a Wildlife Confiscations Network, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,868

    H. R. 7999 aims to promote the rescue, rehabilitation, and proper reintroduction of threatened and endangered animals by establishing a Wildlife Confiscations Network. This bill encourages the cooperation of zoos, aquariums, and similar facilities in these efforts and creates a grant program...

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    The bill wants to help protect endangered animals like rescued tigers or elephants by setting up a team to manage and care for them, using money and cooperation from places like zoos and aquariums. It plans to give money to these places to take care of the animals, but it doesn't say exactly how much money they need to start or how to share it; it leaves some details unclear, which could make things a bit confusing.